Proof, logic and formalization

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Proof, logic and formalization

edited by Michael Detlefsen

Routledge, 1992

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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The mathematical proof is the most important form of justification in mathematics. It is not, however, the only kind of justification for mathematical propositions. The existence of other forms, some of very significant strength, places a question mark over the prominence given to proof within mathematics. This collection of essays, by leading figures working within the philosophy of mathematics, is a response to the challenge of understanding the nature and role of the proof.

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Contributors: David Aeurbach, John P. Burgess, Michael Detlefsen, Glen Helman, Daniel Isaacson, Charles Parsons, Richard Tieszen, David S. Tragesser

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